The South Pacific Coast

This coastal area of Costa Rica extends from Dominical in the north (30 miles south of Quepos) to the Osa Peninsula and the Golfito area in the south and includes fishing villages, world class surfing beaches, Corcovado National Park reported by National Geographic as the most biologically intense place on earth, long stretches of deserted beaches and uninhabited forests, here you can find private reserves such as Hacienda Baru located one mile north of Dominical where you can follow trails through a cocoa plantation and pastures and into thick forest and mangroves backing to a gorgeous beach called Playa Baru where you can see many varieties of wildlife. Dominical is casual, cool and laid back and offers attractions for all tastes. Dominical itself is a former fishing village now synonymous with surfing and an excellent point from which to go off hiking or horseback riding on the dirt roads that clamber up from the main coast highway to explore the surrounding Escaleras